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An mutations in somatic cells be passed onto offspring?

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Answer: No

Explanation: Somatic mutations are a change to a person's DNA that occurs after conception to any cell that isn't a germ cell (egg or sperm). You can't inherit somatic mutations because they occur randomly in cells that aren't sperm or egg cells (germline mutations).

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